ヨソウ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
That prediction is correct.
Pitch accent
ヨ
ソウ
Composed of
I; me; (royal) we
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
as expected; as predicted
more than expected
Examples (52 in total)
It was an answer that had been anticipated.
That prediction is correct.
Four percent inflation is forecast for this year.
The divorce rate is expected to rise.
What results do you anticipate?
However, the answer defies expectations.
That prediction missed the mark spectacularly.
Honestly, I did not expect such reactions.
If the prediction is wrong, it becomes unnecessary.
That was an unexpected development.
They were spoiled, as might have been expected.
The movement is gentle, but it cannot be predicted.
I got the prediction chart.
This year's sales were below expectations.
Considerable difficulties are expected along the way.
Problems are expected in their expedition.
Washing the car took longer than we expected.
Who would've thought this would happen?
We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
Everything went better than I had expected.
However, the anticipated counterattack never came.
He predicted she would win.
This is significantly exceeding the initial expectations.
Once again, an unexpected phenomenon was brought about before my eyes.
The math homework was easier than I had expected.
I had expected the police to identify the murder weapon.
The typhoon's path shifted further east than forecast.
I did not expect the second installment to be implemented so soon.
It seems my prediction was wrong, too.
There are more people than we expected.
I couldn't anticipate that would happen.
Everybody expected that the experiment would result in failure.
Never did I expect that he would fail the examination.
However, the peaceful daily life would be shattered sooner than expected.
It's hard to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow.
Defying the spectators' expectations, they claimed victory.
The next day, one thing happened that was contrary to expectations.
Just as Max predicted, our team lost.
The expected high temperature for today is 32 degrees. It's going to be hot, isn't it?
Oceans are expected to rise by 50 centimeters by the end of the next century.
Everything that I saw was completely different from what I had expected.
If left alone, they might continue talking based solely on speculation indefinitely.
I had expected it, but a bitter feeling still spreads through my chest.
The estimated time of landfall is 17:15.
We calculated that we could reach the place within two weeks.
The world history exam proved to be easier than I had expected.
In the next election, the Democratic Party is expected to get the better of the Republican Party.
Japan is expected to play a greater role in international society.
Ever since we ran into each other downtown that time, I'd more or less expected things to turn out like this.
Because if one is a merchant, one should have anticipated that this would happen.
Anticipating a cold winter, we bought a bigger stove.
So you determine the seasons by the movement of the stars and predict the weather through observation?